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Solvay begins alkoxylation production at two new large-scale plants in Europe and Asia
Port of Rotterdam →Solvay has started production at its two new large-scale and “on-pipe” alkoxylation facilities in Moerdijk, the Netherlands, and in Singapore. Both units are located in integrated petrochemical hub...
A new Bayer MaterialScience production line at Dormagen, Germany: the manufacture of plastics from CO2
Chempark Dormagen →Further milestone in the manufacture of plastics from CO2. Reactor in place – start of production in 2016 in Dormagen is getting closer. Company intends to replace petroleum with carbon dioxide
NIPPON SHOKUBAI EUROPE (NSE) plans to expand its Superabsorbent Polymer (SAP) plant and build a new Acrylic Acid (AA) plant in Antwerp
INEOS Antwerp site →The plan is to build SAP plant with 100,000 metric tons per year and AA plant with 100,000 T/Y.
Repsol to build a new metallocene polyethylene plant
Chemmed Cluster Tarragona →Construction will start in June and it will take approximately three-months. This will be the first plant in Europe with Chevron Phillips Chemical’s technology. Repsol plans to divide the halt in...
BASF expands its capacity for specialty amines at its Verbund site in Ludwigshafen
BASF SE, Ludwigshafen →Strengthening of worldwide leading position in specialty amines. Expansion of current production facilities. Gradual start up by early 2017. Major applications in coatings, lubricants, crop protect...
ChemCom Industries invests in a new production facility for high performance fertilizers at Delfzijl, The Netherlands
Chemical Cluster Delfzijl →ChemCom Industries B.V., invests €4.2m in a new production facility for the production of a raw material for high performance fertilizers.
Indorama PTA expansion to be completed in Rotterdam
Port of Rotterdam →Indorama is expanding its PTA factory in Rotterdam's Europoort. With its new RTO unit (Regenerative Thermal Oxidiser), the capacity of the PTA factory will grow from 350 to 600 kilotonnes per year.